Join us for our next Basics for Beginners webinar on April 24 at 9 am PST as we go over editing and remixing with LibreTexts.
LibreTexts is a massive, non-profit open educational resource (OER) platform that provides free, customizable, and high-quality digital textbooks and learning materials. Aimed at reducing textbook costs, it hosts thousands of textbooks and interactive resources across 16+ academic fields, curated by faculty and students to create a “LibreVerse” of educational content.
Join Alison Mero, Director of Clemson University Press, and Yang Wu, Open Resources Librarian at Clemson University, for a webinar on the SCALE Imprint—a collaboration with PASCAL to help SC faculty publish open educational resources (OER). Learn about OER works already published and how you can publish your own open textbook through this transformative project. This webinar will equip you with:
A comprehensive overview of the SCALE Imprint model and its benefits for faculty authors.
Insights into the publishing process and editorial services available.
Practical tips on developing and submitting a successful textbook proposal.
Presenters:
Alison Mero, Director, Clemson University Press, Clemson University
Yang Wu, Open Resources Librarian, Clemson University
Register today to discover how you can make a lasting impact on your students’ educational journey and the future of open education.
Are you interested in OER but not sure where to start? In this webinar you’ll learn how OER can benefit both faculty and students, how to evaluate resources, and where these materials can be found.
Attendees will have the opportunity to review a textbook that is in the Open Textbook Library. If you choose to write a review, you will receive an official thank you letter from PASCAL for your tenure file.
Presenters:
Ariana Baker, Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Coastal Carolina University
Jessica Cerny, Public Services Librarian, Trident Technical College
Register today to learn how you can get started with OER.
(Sponsored by PASCAL’s Affordable Learning Committee)
Do you have questions about OER? Join us for a free Zoom webinar, “Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)”, on Tuesday, October 3, 2:00 – 3:00pm.
Join us to learn how OER can benefit both you and your students; how to evaluate resources; and where open resources can be found.
Attendees will have the opportunity to review a textbook that is in the Open Textbook Library. If you choose to write a review, you will receive an official thank you letter from PASCAL for your tenure file.
This webinar is free and open to faculty and staff at all PASCAL member institutions.
If you do attend this webinar, send attendance details to Allison Scott (scott.a@ptc.edu) or Lisa Martin (martin.l@ptc.edu), and they will add this to your PD transcript.
Have you worked to integrate affordable learning into your classroom(s) by choosing no-cost or low-cost course materials? If so, you may be eligible for the PAL Award. For more information about the PAL Award, please review the information provided on the South Carolina Affordable Learning (SCALE) website: https://pascalsc.libguides.com/scale/faculty/pal.
As noted in the October 27, 2022 OER Newsletter, “The debut issue of the Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education (JOERHE), an open peer-reviewed journal, published by the University of Wyoming Libraries, just launched. JOERHE features eight peer-reviewed articles, two columns, and one resource review. The peer-reviewed literature is published alongside its review.”
OERs (Open Educational Resources) are not just books. They can be any educational material for teaching, learning, and research that are “intentionally created and licensed at low cost/no cost for the end user to own, share, and in most cases, modify” (Creating Killer OERs).
Source: Knockemus, M. and Stafford, R. Creating Killer OERs. SC Technical College System October TLT. Webinar
The 2021 SCTCS EXCEEDS Summit is a one-day event designed to share resources, ideas, and experiences to benefit of all technical college faculty who teach in an online setting across the state of South Carolina.
The Summit offers sessions pertaining to the following categories:
Pedagogy/andragogy
Open educational resources
Accessibility
Educational technology
LMS functions and capabilities.
The Summit will be held August 4th from 8am to 4:30pm.
Are you looking for a free alternative to a writing handbook? You may be interested in this OER: The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Excelsior College. To learn more about it, watch this quick video: https://owl.excelsior.edu/about/owl-informational-video/. The OWL “is meant to provide students with a unique, warm, and engaging experience as they learn more about writing for college” (“About”). Many thanks to Spiros Papleacos for letting us know about this resource. If you have other resources, tips, articles, etc. you would like to share in our Faculty Blog, please contact Lisa Martin (martin.l@ptc.edu) or Karla Gilliam (Gilliam.k@ptc.edu).
